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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 05, 1978

Page

9

The Arabian fact and oil wealth reshaping the world

The essay outlines how about 4 million Arabs control a large portion of recoverable oil and how this wealth shifts global power. It notes Saudi reserves, modernization gaps, and the impact of the 1973 OPEC oil cutoff on Western Europe, Asia, and U S foreign policy, predicting broader economic change.

OPEC Western Europe Asia Israel France Japan

Rumbling in church state wall over textbook funding

Iowa Senate approved 400000 for textbooks for non public students as part of a 266 million 1978 79 education appropriation prompting concern over constitutional separation of church and state. Senator Hill notes multiple failed amendments, cites Supreme Court guidance, and warns the issue could reach court.

Iowa Senate Ray U.S. Supreme Court Senate Area Education Agency United States Supreme Court Iowa

Way with words Tale of a wag

The column discusses when to use sit versus set in phrases like sat down or set oneself at the table. It contrasts connotations and cites Eric Partridge and a reader's questions. Maryvone Horney dislikes mortgagor spelling and the word mortgage, noting its Old French roots meaning a dead pledge.

Naidene Trexler Newton, Il Eric Partridge Maryvone Horney Milford Del Gage

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